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After growing up Iranian in Ballarat, I know it to be a welcoming place – a hate march won’t change that

The regional Victorian city welcomed my parents as refugees in the 1990s and is now a diverse community. Sunday’s extremist march does not represent us

The Guardian - AU

Police union calls for ban on neo-Nazi marches after ‘hateful’ rally in Ballarat

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan describes Sunday’s protest in regional city as ‘disgraceful and cowardly’

The Guardian - AU

No arrests as police usher neo-Nazi march out of town

White supremacists have marched through Ballarat without an arrest, raising questions about the approach of police and the effectiveness of a new ban.

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Irankunda's ALM farewell tour opens against Western Utd

Adelaide United's clash against Western United in Ballarat is being billed as the first leg of Nestory Irankunda's A-League Men farewell tour.

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Western United hope Ballarat can swing ALM fortunes

Western United have lost two games on the bounce but hope an incoming three-game stint in Ballarat can reverse their A-League Men fortunes.

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‘There has to be light’: building a memorial to Ballarat’s sexual abuse survivors

The City of Ballarat is holding a competition to find the designer of the memorial which will be ‘a sanctuary’ for those affected by child sexual abuse

The Guardian - AU

In the 1800s, colonial settlers moved Ballarat's Yarrowee River. The impacts are still felt today

The discovery of gold in Ballarat in 1851 transformed its landscape to a staggering degree. Within days, and despite the news being initially suppressed, hundreds of men had gathered along the Yarrowee River.

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‘We loved her so much’: family of Ballarat teenager hope to raise awareness about suicide

Bridie Cocks took her own life in Ballarat in 2022, shortly after her boyfriend also died by suicide

The Guardian - AU

Major Olsen painting primed for a you beaut restoration

The Art Gallery of Ballarat is restoring John Olsen's ceiling painting Summer in the you beaut Country 2, and the public is invited to watch.

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High court to rule on Catholic church’s liability for abuse committed by paedophile priests

Church has been granted special leave to appeal Victorian judgment that found Ballarat diocese was vicariously liable for abuse of child

The Guardian - AU

‘If I could vote twice, I would’: the multicultural communities saying yes to the voice

At a Ballarat forum to discuss the referendum, the sentiment is clear: ‘we can feel what the Aboriginal people are feeling’

The Guardian - AU

Explore the faces of our older Australians in pictures

Click to see the full photo gallery of our older living treasures.

The Canberra Times

This ‘very appealing little duck’ is loved by photographers but targeted by hunters in Victoria

Pink-eared ducks are among the native species listed as a game bird in Victoria, but birders hope a push to ban duck hunting will protect the animals

The Guardian - AU

New tailings dam at Ballarat goldmine will not increase risk to residents, operators say

A fourth tailings dam was approved in June, in a decision being challenged in the Victorian civil and administrative tribunal

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Ballarat's long reign as host of Australian Road Championships set to end in 2025

Event to be rotated away from regional Victorian city which has been home to the national title race for nearly two decades

The Guardian - AU

Commonwealth Games: Victoria’s regions ‘shocked and disappointed’ after event cancelled

The 2026 Games, which Daniel Andrews announced would be cancelled, was set to be held across Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat, Gippsland and Shepparton

Newcastle Herald

Post Malone announces 2023 Australian tour

He's performing at Sydney, Canberra, Ballarat, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and the Gold Coast.

The Guardian - AU

AFL’s bold plan to recruit young Chinese-heritage stars in NRL heartland

AFL School Villages aims to recruit non-English speaking stars in NSW, over 140 years after Chinese Australians first played footy on Ballarat gold fields

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Ballarat real estate agent Richard Hayden admits stealing from clients to give dying wife good end to life

A court hears that Richard Hayden used money that should have gone to clients for their home deposits to pay for luxury holidays and medical bills for his dying wife. It brought an end to an almost 100-year-old family company.

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Victorian artist paints 200 types of fungi found near Ballarat but needs help identifying some

Rosalind Lawson says sometimes she felt someone guided her to a certain place, and then suddenly there'd be a fungus that she'd never seen before.

The Canberra Times

Lifestyle blocks challenge historic CBDs for top- end buyers

Here's some of the best now for sale.

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Suspected unlicensed dams multiplying across stressed river system reveal holes in Victoria's water compliance

Advocates say the Moorabool River in Victoria's west is facing a deepening crisis, with a report claiming about 200 new private dams have appeared in the catchment since 2012.

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Police release CCTV footage of dramatic ram raid at Ballarat business

The footage shows the roof of the Ballarat venue partially collapse before the two men try in vain to make off with a cash machine.

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Stories, treasures from bygone era on display at new Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections in Ballarat

The Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections is now open in Ballarat. It's hoped the 150,000-piece collection will tell "untold stories" of women, First Nations people, and the "unsung heroes" of a familiar era.

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Pregnant Ballarat women frustrated, out of pocket due to public hospital's long wait list

Expectant mothers in Ballarat are being left with no choice but to fork out hundreds of dollars for private scans as the city's public hospital struggles to cope with demand.

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